Team Facts & News
In 1986, under the direction of the AAPT Executive Officer, Jack Wilson, the American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) organized the United States Physics Team for the first time. — AAPT.ORG
Meet the Team
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Shreyas Balaji
Traveling Team
Sugar Land, TX
John Foster Dulles High School
Teacher: Judy Matney
Senior
Bio:I’m a normal high school senior with an above-average interest in physics. I’m curious and I like math, which makes for a potent combination. I picture … read more
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Bio:Physics first entered my life during my first airplane ride. Face pressed against the cool glass of the window, I watched in awe as the plane rumbled do… read more
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Bio:The first physics question I really remember actually thinking about was Zeno’s paradox. Of course, I had the usual physical curiosities as a child: why… read more
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Bio:Five years ago, I would have never imagined myself here. My dream was to become a professional violinist. “Physics” did not even exist in my vocabulary.… read more
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Bio:Ever since I was little, I enjoyed challenges of the mind. I would spend my free time putting puzzles together, playing video games that involved challe… read more
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Bio:You learn something new every day!
—or so I strive for (not in the ironic “This is actually really obvious” kind of way, of course). My curiosity … read more
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Bio:Growing up I always remember physics being in the background. My brother and I used to ”help” my father put together physics demonstrations for his clas… read more
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Bio:I didn't really expect to be writing this bio at this point, but here I am.
I've always been interested in science (and more generally how the wor… read more
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Bio:From a very young age, while I had a magnificent curiosity about how the world around me worked, I had horrendous grades in elementary school math and s… read more
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Bio:I have had an interest in Mathematics ever since I was in elementary school. This interest in Mathematics probably sparked my later interest in Physics.… read more
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Bio:I remember being fascinated in elementary and middle school with how the math I learned tied so easily to the physical world around us. That a quadratic… read more
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Bio:I was not always very interested in physics. As a child, I was exceedingly lazy. So much so that anything which required critical thought was too tireso… read more
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Bio:It’s been so long since I started doing math and physics that I don’t quite remember why I started. I think it was some strange combination of my parent… read more
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Bio:I’ve physics-ed my way through high school for four years and learned a bit about fields, dels, waves, and the importance of having patience and staying… read more
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Bio:My physics journey began in 7th grade. Before then, I was the typical math-focused student who took a few advanced math classes and participated in vari… read more
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Bio:As a kid, I loved making things. Second grade, I remember sitting in the classroom after school--alone, for, as a kid, I sucked at making friends--foldi… read more
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Bio:I’ve been fascinated with the universe ever since the solar system still had nine planets. My first interest was astronomy, which naturally led to an eq… read more
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Bio:My formative years were spent in the wonderful town of Thousand Oaks, California, where I learned to read, solve math problems, keep my eyes open to the… read more
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Bio:Once upon a time, there was a lab rat that was rewarded for every two-digit multiplication problem it solved. Ten years of feedback looping later, the l… read more
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Bio:I’ve heard it said that those who are good at physics are always good at math, but those good at math aren’t necessarily good at physics; that’s why I w… read more
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Bio:When I first saw that I had to write an autobiography, I knew I couldn’t simply base it solely on how I became who I am now. Although my avoidance of th… read more
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Bio:In our garage sits a relic from elementary school: a homemade, small scale shake table.
One day in third grade, my dad brought home a picture of t… read more
Contact Information
For more details and information about the US Physics Team, please contact AAPT's Programs department at 301-209-3340 or programs@aapt.org
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